Thread: error msg

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    error msg

    i am trying to run a program and this is the msg that I get
    Run-Time Check Failure #2 - Stack around the variable 'amount' was corrupted.
    what does it mean?

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    It means that you wrote beyond the allocated memory for the variable.
    If you post the code, we can help determine where the problem lies.
    Quote Originally Posted by Adak View Post
    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
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    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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